Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive (Loss) Income - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Revenues
Gross premiums written		$ 1,267,961	$ 1,361,280	$ 4,448,907	$ 4,695,327
Net premiums written		1,190,393	1,342,690	4,165,912	4,499,849
Decrease (increase) in unearned premiums		221,737	213,924	(191,235)	(336,384)
Net premiums earned		1,412,130	1,556,614	3,974,677	4,163,465
Net investment income		117,054	118,176	341,877	365,010
Net realized and unrealized investment (losses) gains		(133,017)	(34,420)	(273,107)	273,468
Other income		3,056	2,223	7,584	11,892
Total revenues		1,399,223	1,642,593	4,051,031	4,813,835
Expenses
Losses and loss expenses and life policy benefits		804,196	959,543	2,390,394	2,592,847
Acquisition costs		346,520	321,756	905,774	888,937
Other expenses		415,818	108,615	670,334	327,149
Interest expense		12,249	12,241	36,742	36,719
Amortization of intangible assets		6,768	7,003	20,303	21,007
Net foreign exchange losses (gains)		22,413	(8,206)	15,657	(10,900)
Total expenses		1,607,964	1,400,952	4,039,204	3,855,759
(Loss) income before taxes and interest in (losses) earnings of equity method investments		(208,741)	241,641	11,827	958,076
Income tax expense		17,170	45,617	82,990	186,363
Interest in (losses) earnings of equity method investments		(3,231)	5,294	1,564	16,283
Net (loss) income		(229,142)	201,318	(69,599)	787,996
Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests		5	(4,920)	(2,531)	(9,914)
Net (loss) income attributable to PartnerRe Ltd.		(229,137)	196,398	(72,130)	778,082
Preferred dividends		14,184	14,184	42,551	42,551
Net (loss) income attributable to PartnerRe Ltd. common shareholders		(243,321)	182,214	(114,681)	735,531
Comprehensive (loss) income
Net (loss) income attributable to PartnerRe Ltd.		(229,137)	196,398	(72,130)	778,082
Change in currency translation adjustment		(39,533)	1,412	(33,936)	3,209
Change in unfunded pension obligation, net of tax		1,163	989	(164)	979
Change in unrealized losses on investments, net of tax		(213)	(221)	(644)	(668)
Total other comprehensive (loss) income, net of tax		(38,583)	2,180	(34,744)	3,520
Comprehensive (loss) income attributable to PartnerRe Ltd.		$ (267,720)	$ 198,578	$ (106,874)	$ 781,602
Net (loss) income per common share:
Basic net (loss) income		$ (5.08)	$ 3.68	$ (2.40)	$ 14.58
Diluted net (loss) income	[1]	$ (5.08)	$ 3.60	$ (2.40)	$ 14.26
Weighted average number of common shares outstanding		47,866,040	49,514,980	47,722,833	50,461,749
Weighted average number of common shares and common share equivalents outstanding		47,866,040	50,681,325	47,722,833	51,566,134
Dividends declared per common share		$ 0.70	$ 0.67	$ 2.10	$ 2.01

[1] Where the exercise price of share based awards is greater than the average market price of the common shares, the common shares are considered anti-dilutive and are excluded from the calculation of weighted average number of common shares and common share equivalents outstanding - diluted. In addition, for the three months and nine months ended September 30, 2015, dilutive securities, in the form of share options and other, were not included in the weighted average number of common shares and common share equivalents outstanding for the purpose of computing the diluted net loss per share because to do so would have been anti-dilutive.